Drawing Ideological Wisdom from Intensive Reading of the Original Works —— Understanding the Third Volume of The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country

　　To study the third volume of The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country and Politics, and to understand and implement Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, it is very important to systematically grasp the Marxist standpoint and methods contained in it, deeply grasp and consciously use the scientific thinking methods and working methods that run through it, strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences" and achieve the "two maintenances", and constantly enhance the principle, systematicness, foresight and creativity of the work.

　　It contains a distinct Marxist standpoint, viewpoint and method.

　　The 19 topics included in the third volume of The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country vividly record the great practice and theoretical innovation of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, focusing on the overall situation of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the unprecedented changes in the world in the past century, and contain rich Marxist thinking methods and working methods. These thinking methods and working methods are not only world outlook and methodology, but also epistemology and axiology. They are closely related, interlocking and complementary, and they are a complete and systematic scientific methodology system.

　　The standpoint axiology of people first. Adhering to the value pursuit of people first is the fundamental political position of communist party people, the fundamental starting point and foothold of all our party’s actions, and the fundamental symbol that distinguishes our party from all other political parties. Throughout the book, the concept of adhering to the people-centered governance runs through, fully demonstrating the profound people’s feelings and firm people’s stand.

　　Dialectical epistemology of seeking truth from facts. Seeking truth from facts is the fundamental viewpoint of Marxism, the fundamental requirement for the Communist Party of China (CPC) people to understand and transform the world, the basic thinking method, working method and leading method of the Party, and the important magic weapon for the Party to lead the people to continuously win the revolution, construction and reform in China. Throughout the book, there is a realistic attitude to study and solve problems from reality, which fully embodies the scientific attitude of adhering to the principle of integrating theory with practice to formulate and form the correct line, principles and policies to guide the development of practice, and the work style of seeking truth and being pragmatic.

　　Materialist dialectical thinking methodology. Materialist dialectics is the basic method for us to observe the world, judge the situation and understand problems. Throughout the book, the methodology of observing things, analyzing problems and solving problems objectively rather than subjectively, developing rather than statically, comprehensively rather than unilaterally, systematically rather than piecemeal, universally linked rather than isolated is permeated, which vividly embodies the basic requirements of materialist dialectics in grasping the law of development of things in the process of unity of opposites between contradictory parties.

　　The working methodology of the mass line. The mass line is the concrete application of Marxist epistemology and historical materialism in our party’s practical work, the concentrated expression of Marxist standpoint, viewpoint and method, and the fundamental working line that runs through the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era. The book always runs through all the fundamental working methods of serving the masses, relying on the masses, coming from the masses and going to the masses, which fully embodies the consistency of epistemology and dialectics on the basis of practice and the basic principle of historical materialism that the masses are the main body of history and the real creators of history.

　　Adhere to the scientific world outlook methodology and consciously transform the subjective world

　　Marxist philosophy, namely dialectical materialism and historical materialism, embodies the Marxist standpoint, viewpoint and method, profoundly reveals the general law of the objective world, especially the development of human society, is a scientific world outlook and methodology, and provides us with a powerful ideological weapon to understand and transform the world. An important aspect for leading cadres at all levels to learn and master Marxism is to learn Marxist philosophy, accept the nourishment of Marxist philosophical wisdom, master the scientific world outlook and methodology, and strengthen the "four self-confidences" on the basis of grasping objective laws.

　　Systematically grasp and consciously use the Marxist scientific thinking method throughout the book. Only theoretical sobriety can lead to political sobriety, and only theoretical firmness can lead to political firmness. Our leading cadres should correctly judge the situation, keep a clear head in the face of complicated situation changes, strengthen their ideals and beliefs, scientifically analyze the opportunities and challenges faced by China’s development, and comprehensively look at the mainstream and tributaries, contradictions and problems on the road ahead, all of which can not be separated from the guidance of Marxist philosophy and the thinking methods of dialectical materialism and historical materialism. As long as we deeply understand and master dialectical materialism and historical materialism, we can deeply realize that the realization of communism is a long historical process gradually achieved by one stage goal, and that Socialism with Chinese characteristics has logical and historical inevitability, and we can also unify the lofty ideal of communism with Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s common ideal, with what we are doing, and strengthen our road confidence, theoretical confidence, institutional confidence and cultural confidence.

　　Systematically grasp and consciously apply the Marxist historical materialism throughout the book. Historical materialism scientifically reveals the objective law of the development of human society, and by learning this scientific world outlook and methodology of understanding and studying social and historical development, we can strengthen the backbone of our ideals, build a ballast stone of our beliefs, and maintain a strong strategic strength. Both history and reality show that only by adhering to historical materialism can we constantly raise our understanding of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s laws to a new level and constantly open up a new realm for the development of Marxism in contemporary China. Party member cadres should thoroughly study and grasp the basic principles and methodology of historical materialism, such as the viewpoint that social existence determines social consciousness, the analysis of basic social contradictions, the viewpoint that material production is the foundation of social life, and the viewpoint that the people are the creators of history. Through in-depth study and conscious application, we can deeply grasp the profound truth of "two necessities" and "two never", and deeply understand why capitalism has not completely disappeared so far, why socialism still has twists and turns like the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, and why communism foreseen by Marxism still needs a long historical development to be realized, so that we can strengthen Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s road confidence, theoretical confidence, institutional confidence and cultural confidence.

　　Systematically grasp and consciously use Marxist historical thinking throughout the book. To establish a correct view of history, we must adhere to the historical materialism, observe the world and look at history from the perspective of development; It is necessary to remember history and learn from the past. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has repeatedly stressed the importance of studying history and mastering historical thinking methods. These important expositions of the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary on history are vivid embodiment and creative application of Marxist historical materialism, and provide scientific methods and basic follow-up for us to correctly observe history and learn from the past. As long as we deeply understand the history of the Party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, and the history of socialist development, we can deepen our understanding of communist party’s ruling law, the law of socialist construction, and the law of human social development. We can also deeply understand that Chinese traditional culture is the crystallization of the Chinese nation’s 5,000-year-old civilization and wisdom, and we can also deeply understand the historical inevitability of history and people’s choice of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Marxism, socialism and reform and opening up, and strengthen their road confidence, theoretical confidence and institutional confidence.

　　With the attitude of unity of knowing and doing, we can truly learn, understand and practice.

　　Knowledge is the foundation, the premise, and action is the key. We must promote action by knowledge and action, so as to achieve the unity of knowledge and action. Problems are the voice of the times and the starting point of practice. Every era always has its own problems. As long as we adhere to the Marxist world outlook and methodology, scientifically understand, accurately grasp and correctly solve these problems, we can continuously push our society forward.

　　To adhere to the practical theory of unity of knowing and doing, we must adhere to the viewpoint of practice first. Practical viewpoint is the primary and basic viewpoint of Marxist philosophy. To master scientific thinking methods and working methods, it is necessary to deeply understand the distinct problem consciousness in the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era. The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the New Era persists in emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, proceeding from reality, analyzing specific problems, and making strategic thinking, strategic planning and strategic arrangements for Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Scientifically answered a series of basic questions such as the general goal, general task, overall layout, strategic layout and development direction, development mode, development motivation, strategic steps, external conditions, political guarantee, etc., made theoretical analysis and practical requirements for all aspects of work, involving reform, development and stability, internal affairs, foreign affairs and national defense, and managing the party, country and army, and drew a strategic road map for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese dream by the socialist modernization power and the Chinese nation. This grand blueprint was drawn according to the practical experience and requirements in Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s great practice, and it must be realized in the unremitting great struggle and continuous struggle. It is in the historic practice of leading the people to create great historical achievements that our Party, along the scientific road map, leads the ship carrying the great dreams of the people of China to sail ahead through the waves and sail triumphantly to the glorious other shore, constantly realizing the unity of facts and values, reality and ideals, and what is and should be.

　　The key to adhering to the practical theory of unity of knowledge and action lies in implementation. "Only by grasping hard can we overcome difficulties, and only by doing hard can our dreams come true", and paying attention to doing hard work is the distinctive style of the Party Central Committee governing the country with the supreme leader as the core. To grasp the implementation, we must have the tenacity of "insisting that the castle peak will not relax" and the tenacity of not giving up until the goal is reached, and truly implement all the work and achieve practical results. This requires leading cadres at all levels to have strategic determination, that is, they can base themselves on the overall situation, focus on the long-term, grasp the key points, grasp the essence and general trend, and maintain strategic self-confidence, will and perseverance in order to achieve strategic intentions and strategic goals. Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a glorious and arduous undertaking, which needs the joint efforts of Chinese from generation to generation. Empty talk about wrong country, hard work and prosperity. Leading cadres at all levels should carry forward the spirit of nailing nails, adhere to a blueprint to the end, adhere to "one point for deployment and nine points for implementation", roll up their sleeves and work hard, do not toss and turn, earnestly implement their work, and make achievements that can stand the test of practice, people and history.

　　To adhere to the practical theory of unity of knowledge and action, we must promote social revolution through self-revolution. Adhering to the practical theory of "unity of knowing and doing" means releasing the moral power of understanding the pursuit of Marxist values and the truth power of revealing laws in the great practice of benefiting mankind. Learn to understand and do it, and the foothold is doing it. At present, the majority of cadres in party member, especially young and middle-aged cadres, should strengthen their theoretical cultivation, strengthen their ideals and beliefs in learning truth, keep in mind their initial mission in learning and thinking, constantly cultivate themselves in meticulous practice, and take the initiative to act in the unity of knowing and doing. We should transform the objective world in the process of constantly transforming the subjective world, dare to face problems and correct mistakes with the spirit of self-revolution, promote social revolution through continuous self-revolution, adhere to the unity of knowing and doing, and be a doer. We should carry forward the spirit of struggle, enhance our fighting skills, take the initiative to participate in all kinds of struggles, dare to show our swords in the face of right and wrong, dare to face difficulties in the face of contradictions and conflicts, dare to stand up in the face of crisis and difficulties, dare to fight resolutely in the face of bad style, be a warrior who dares to fight and is good at fighting, let the initial heart pass on from generation to generation, shoulder the mission forever, and earnestly strive for the first place in the Chinese dream process of realizing the goal of "two hundred years" and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　[The author is the deputy director and professor of philosophy teaching and research department of the Central Party School (National School of Administration)]